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Assembly of the three orders of France, the first since 1614, which opened at Versailles on 5 May 1789.

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5 May 1789

Estates-General of 1789. Assembly of the three orders of France, the first since 1614, which opened at Versailles on 5 May 1789.

Versailles

The Estates-General of 1789 involved Jacques Necker, Louis XVI, Gouverneur Morris, Marquis de Lafayette and Versailles.

The Estates-General of 1789 followed from the Assembly of Notables of 1787.

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The Estates-General of 1789 led to the storming of the Bastille.

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